Living in Gratitude

I read a note from my friend about coming to his school reunion after 35 years away. He was telling me (us) about the contrast of life path that happened to some of his friends after 35 years passed by. Some may look good, better or best and some look bad, worse or worst. That will depend to the eyes who see it.

For me the note itself makes me ponder in things that happened in my own life. Because somebody else (my friends or colleagues) may see it as he was in seeing his friends' life. And certainly I don't want people feel sorry of me in living this life regardless in which ladder of social strata I'm in. I may be at the bottom of social class or at the top of the world. I may take different path of life or take straight plain way of life. But one thing that I have to ascertain myself is along the way, throughout my journey of life I have to remain focus in filling this breath with gratitude and I'm in enjoyment of every moment God bless me with every situation and event going on in my life.

In living this life, we should know that there are things under our control and things beyond our control. To those which aren't under my control, my only option is to accept them and learn them and try to gain inner wealth from those situations. And to those which are under my control, I learn to stay in peace and gratitude. I may go through turmoil and I may go through so much in my life, but when I am in gratitude most of my time and as much as my consciousness allow me, at the end of my time I want to say the last words: Oh Allah, for You are the Owner of me, a Giver of a lifetime experience, I can't thank You enough for this life and existence. But I thank You and You know I thank You. I surrender myself to You and am ready to be back to Your Essence, The Source of my enjoyment....

So please don't pity me for I may lack of something you have. The important thing is I'm in peace with my self and my life.